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Not for me
Weak or no performance. It made my foundation oxidate slightly when I mixed it into it. Over foundation I didn't see it after it has dried, under foundation it was completely invisible. It did not break me out.
Not drying my skin, but still not convincing me
I've tried few products in sample / travel sizes from Charlotte Tilbury and this was by far the best product. This mask is not drying my skin which is (in my limited experience) rather rare for clay masks. If that is very, very important to you, you might want to try it in a sample size but honestly, for me the results were so minimal that I wouldn't even buy for 10 bucks.
Keeping the bottle
The spray is so fine, I love it. I'll keep the glass bottle. The product itself doesn't do anything but making me feel boujie. Good is that it did not break me out so I guess is relatively safe for other people with sensitive skin. There are other Omorovicza products I love (oh the Thermal Cleansing Balm... I love, love, love it!)
I personally think that you could be better off with Mario Badescu (but those sprays are so harsh so I maybe fill the product into this fancy bottle).
BTW, this product has nothing to do with Elizabeth Bathory (you know, the one people claim she took baths in bloods of virgins). Different Elizabeth. Also not the one from UK. Or Lizzie McGuire.
Good but glitter-ly
Apply it under foundation, apply it over foundation and - oh, so forbidden - apply it over powder: it works nicely. Depending on when and how you put it on it can be subtle to noticeable but I wouldn't call it a "blinding" highlight (throw some powder highlight on top of it and you have that look if you want).
I've got Gold and Champagne Flash; on my light winter complexion, Champagne is easier to work with (where I feel like with the Gold Flash I need to choose the rest of the make up like eyeshadows, blush etc. more carefully so it doesn't look odd to me - or wait for a tan ;) ). The sticks are very, very soft (do not push out too much of the stick and risk breaking it) and I personally love the shape of it (triangle like the foundation sticks).
My only "complaint" would be that I didn't expect it to be "glitter-ly" at all. I don't know why I thought I wouldn't see any glitter but that was the image I had in mind. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not a glitter stick but people in normal speaking distance can see some glitter. Not the end of the world but not what I had in mind. (The cream highlight by Kevyn Aucoin in Candlelight [The Contour Book The Art of Sculpting + Defining Volume II] "doesn't glitter on me" as a reference or recommendation if you're looking for cream - not a stick - highlighter with a subtle, not "glitter-ly"effect that I personally can apply over foundation and powder but doesn't really show when applied under foundation.)
4 stars for the quality, the flattering shades, the simplicity of applying it and the overall lovely effect it has on my skin.
OK
There are shadows that blend into one color, lose its own colors - maybe this has happened to you as well and these shadows do that thing, too. I would say this palette is a bit overpriced but I don't regret buying it because cool shadow palettes are so rare these days, I love the colors and I like the compact size of this one.
Their pigmentation is okay to good, they're very smooth to touch, they are easy to blend (but as mentioned blend into "one color" so be careful and you can make it work; important: they do not blend into nothingness like some drugstore have done on me which just sucks) and are beautiful cool colors with a satin finish.
As a reference: Urban Decay Naked Heat or Marc Jacobs shadows are noticeably stronger pigmented (Juvia's Place shadows are on a different planet: Hourglass doesn't even come close) and keep their own color when blended (and are a tiny bit easier to blend).